Engineering · Electricity & Electromagnetism23 / 521880s onwardCentral electrical generation and distribution1880s onward · Multiple countriesEdisons first central power plant for direct current (DC) in the Pearl Street, New York CityUnknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source recordBack to Engineering23 / 52PreviousMaxwell’s electromagnetic frameworkNextAlternating-current power systems